Kieran Delamont
News
Canadian Universities Are Surveilling Striking Workers with Private Security
Over the past two decades, the use of private security agencies has become a common fixture of academic labour disputes.
Kieran Delamont
11.27.20
News
Cop Charged in Ottawa Man’s Beating Death Pleads Not Guilty
Constable Daniel Montsion pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Abdirahman Abdi.
Kieran Delamont
2.4.19
housing
How residents are fighting a mass eviction in Canada
Housing advocates for Ottawa's Herongate community are taking their battle with real estate giant Timbercreek to court.
Kieran Delamont
10.19.18
Legalization
Canada’s weed growers destroy a lot of cannabis
Documents show that for every kilogram of legal medical weed consumed last year, nearly eight kilograms of cannabis plants were destroyed.
Kieran Delamont
9.24.18
biometrics
Canada is about to start fingerprinting way more people entering the country
The newly expanded biometrics program kicks in next week, and includes the use of facial recognition software.
Kieran Delamont
7.26.18
cell phones
Canada’s big cell companies new data plans "suck," critics say
Regulators told Canada big three cell phone companies to offer cheaper mobile data plans but few are impressed with the new offers.
Kieran Delamont
5.8.18
political analysis
Liberals take pages from NDP playbook ahead of the 2019 election
Party members call for full drug decriminalization and a national pharmacare plan to outflank the NDP on the left.
Kieran Delamont
4.23.18
Weed Week
Thousands of pot-smoking Canadians turn out for one last 4/20 before legalization
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the year of pseudo-legalization.”
Kieran Delamont
4.21.18
Weed Week
Canada smokes even more weed than the government thought
Statistics Canada says more than two million Canadians smoke weed on a daily or weekly basis.
Kieran Delamont
4.18.18
News
Canada Smokes Even More Weed Than the Government Thought
Canada is starting to get a better idea of just how much weed Canadians are smoking.
Kieran Delamont
4.18.18
cellphones
Canada’s big cell companies have one month to offer cheaper data-only plans
Rogers, Bell, and Telus must submit “lower-cost data only” plans to consumers after a CRTC ruling, but it’s unclear what exactly will be offered.
Kieran Delamont
3.23.18
privacy
Canadian cops admit to using Stingray devices to track cellphones en masse
Police have been using ISMI catchers for mass cellphone surveillance; civil liberties advocates call the practice "particularly invasive."
Kieran Delamont
3.9.18
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